filament

As a noun filament

is a fine thread or wire.

As an adjective filamentary is

of, pertaining to, containing or resembling a filament or filaments.

As nouns the difference between filament and gelsolin

is that filament is a fine thread or wire while gelsolin is (biology) an actin-binding protein that is a key regulator of actin filament assembly and disassembly.

In botany terms the difference between filament and macrandrous

is that filament is the stalk of a stamen in a flower, supporting the anther while macrandrous is having antheridia formed on normal-sized male vegetative filaments.

As a noun filament

is a fine thread or wire.

As an adjective macrandrous is

having antheridia formed on normal-sized male vegetative filaments.

As a noun filament

is a fine thread or wire.

As an adjective polysiphonous is

(biology) having multiple stems, filaments or tubes.

As nouns the difference between filament and tonofilament

is that filament is a fine thread or wire while tonofilament is a structural filament of keratin present in the cytoplasm.